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How to bet at the TAB?

Placing a bet at your local TAB (betting outlet) is one of the most long-standing punting traditions around.

Depending on the popularity of a given day of racing, TABs can be either a hive of activity - crammed full of vocal punters, tickets clutched firmly in white-knuckled hands - or fairly quiet with a few veterans punting away alongside the odd new kid on the block.

TABs provide race information on all meetings nation-wide, including race details, form and expert tips. There are also plenty of screens displaying all the racing action form around the country.

Sign Up with the TAB!NOTE: All punters must be aged 18 years or older to place a bet in Australia. This age requirement applies to all forms of monetised betting in Australia

Finding a TAB

If you want to visit a betting outlet the easiest way to do this is to visit your relevant tote operator's website and use the Store Locator to find the nearest or best option available to you.

Placing a bet

Placing a bet at a TAB or pub-TAB is easily done as there is no shortage of bricks-and-mortar venues on offer. Tabcorp alone boasts 2,800+ locations throughout VIC and NSW, while UBET (formerly Tattsbet) offers over 1,400 stand alone locations throughout NT, QLD, SA and TAS. Bets can be placed via the bet slip system or directly through the Electronic Betting Terminals (EBTs).

Betting with bet slips

You will find a range of bet slips available on counters throughout both betting outlets and pubTABs. Instructions for filling out each bet slip (Win/Place, Trifecta, Quaddie, etc.) can be found on the reverse side of the slip. Bet slips can then be taken up and processed with an attendant at the main counter.

Betting with an EBT

EBTs are touch-screen operated betting terminals that can be found in all betting outlets and licensed pub-TABs. Follow the on-screen prompts until you have arrived at your desired event page. To place a bet you will need to insert money/credit into the machine. EBTs accept only notes and scannable betting vouchers (attendants will exchange your cash for a voucher upon request). Once you have credit in the machine a balance will appear down the bottom of the screen. If your balance exceeds the cost of your bet then you can 'submit end' and collect your remaining credit in the form of a voucher. These scannable vouchers can be used in the machine at a later date, or exchanged for cash with an attendant.

Collecting your winnings

A winning ticket can only be redeemed for cash by exchanging it with a TAB attendant. However, a winning ticket(s) can be scanned into an EBT to be used as betting credit on that machine. This allows punters to reinvest the desired amount from their winnings; any remaining balance will returned to the punter in voucher form at the conclusion of their session.